甘肅省蘭州市2025屆高三第一次調(diào)研測試英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave2．________wellformyjobinterview,IreallyhadbutterfliesinmystomachonmywaytothecompanyIhadappliedto.A．Havingnotprepared B．NothavingpreparedC．Nottohaveprepared D．Tohavenotprepared3．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．a(chǎn)ndB．forC．soD．but4．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent5．Theiryoungestgirlisatthestage______shecansayasinglewordbutnotafullsentenceA．when B．whichC．that D．where6．Ifyouseethingsinanegativelight,youwillfindfaultseverywhereandproblemswheretherearereally________．A．noneB．someC．manyD．nothing7．ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.A．a(chǎn)smuchtwice B．muchastwiceC．a(chǎn)stwicemuch D．twiceasmuch8．Ifit________forhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.A．hasn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．hadn’tbeen D．isn’t9．Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．a(chǎn)ddress10．Allofasudden,thethiefwalkingbehindayoungandprettylady_______herpurse,______intothecrowd.A．seizing;rushed B．seized;rushed C．seizing;rushing D．seized;rushing11．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy.A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped12．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．a(chǎn)s D．where13．—Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?—_____.A．VeryquicklyB．Asitcomes,pleaseC．VerymuchD．Idon’tliketea14．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit15．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice16．Janerealizedher____tobecomethefirstwomantorunthe10,000metreswithin30minutes.A．a(chǎn)chievementB．commitmentC．competitionD．a(chǎn)mbition17．Thegeneralsecretarystressedthatwhathehadjustsaidwasonlyhis_________view,notofficialintentions.A．private B．separate C．personal D．single18．Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry19．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved20．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）TohelpyoutravelwellinArgentina,we’veputtogethersomeexcitingactivities,coursesandtoursthatyoucanaddtoyourschedule.Thesearenotonlydesignedtobefun,butalsotoenableyoutolearnandexpandyourpersonalandprofessionaldevelopment.WalkingTourofLaBocaThe5-hourtour,moderate（適度的）walking,departsat11aminMonserratandfinishesat4:30pm,TuesdaysandFridays.Price:￡15perpersonTourthebeautifulcobblestone（鵝卵石）streetsofLeBoca,theheartofBuenosAiresandthebirthplaceofTango.ThisfascinatingwalkingtourisamustifyouwanttoexploretherichhistoryofBuenosAires.PhotographyCourses6hoursoflessonsperweekPrice:￡295fortwoweeksStudyphotographywithanexperiencedprivatetutorwhowilltailoryourlessonstoyourindividualneeds.Classesincludepracticalteaching,analysisofyourwork,theoryandhistoryandregularopportunitiestoexplorethecitybyyourselftophotographlandscapesofthecity.GraffitiTourofBuenosAiresThe3-hourtourdepartsat3pminColegialesandfinishesat6pminPalermo,Wednesdays,Thursdays,FridaysorSaturdays.Price:￡35perpersonExperiencetheworldofurbanartthroughthiswonderfultourofBuenosAires.Youcantravelbothonfootandbyair-conditionedminibus.ThetourfinishesinPostBarinPalermo,hometotheuniquestreetartgalleryHollywoodandCambodia.SpanishCourses1-WeekIntensiveCoursewithprivatelessons,beforestartingyourMainProjectPrice:￡590perweekWeeklyLessons:10hoursoflessonsperweekrunningconcurrentwithyourMainProjectPrice:￡195perweek,UseyourtimeinArgentinatolearnSpanish.Youcaneitherdoa1-weekintensivecourseortakelessonsatthesametimeasdoingyourmainproject.1、WhichactivityorcoursewillenableyoutolearnthehistoryofBuenosAires?A．PhotographyCourses.B．GraffitiTourofBuenosAires.C．SpanishCourses.D．WalkingTourofLaBoca.2、WhatcanyoudoinPalermo?A．ExploretherichhistoryofArgentina.B．Doa1-weekintensivecourse.C．Enjoytheuniquestreetart.D．Photographlandscapes.3、Whichofthefollowingwordscan’tbeusedtodescribethecoursesandactivities?A．Adventurous.B．Educational.C．Fun.D．Exciting.22．（8分）Amazonisbreakingintophysicalretailinanewway.TheonlineretailgiantrevealedanewkindofphysicalstoreconceptinavideopublishedonMonday.Thestore,calledAmazonGo,doesn'tworklikeatypicalWalmartorsupermarket.Instead,it'sdesignedsothatshopperswilluseanapp,alsocalledAmazonGo,toautomaticallyaddtheproductsthattheyplantobuytoadigitalshoppingcartbyscanningaQRcode(二維碼).TheycanthenwalkoutofthebuildingwithoutwaitinginacheckoutlinebecauseAmazonwillchargetheirAmazonaccountandsendthemareceipt.ThefirstAmazonGostoreislocatedinSeattle,whereAmazonisheadquartered.Foryears,therehavebeenrumorsthee-commercecompanywouldexpanditsdominancefromdigitaltophysicalshopping.Amazonbeganexperimentingwithphysicalbookstoresayearago,butAmazonGomaymarkitsboldestbetonphysicalonesyet.Byremovingmuchofthestaffneededtooperateastore,Amazonkeepscostslowerthantraditionalcompetitors.It'salsoinastrongpositiontobringtogetherdataonitscustomers'shoppinghabitsonlineandofflinetomakebettersuggestionsinallsituations.However,Amazon'smovedeeperintophysicalretailshopscomesinasensitivepoliticalclimate.Thecompanycouldbeperceivedasbeingathreattosomeofthe3.4millionAmericanswhoworkascashiers,accordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics.Onthecampaigntrail,DonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonanditsfounderJeffBezosfor“gettingawaywithmurdertax-wise”andhaving“ahugeantitrust(反壟斷)problem.”WillthePresident­electadd“jobkiller”tothelistofcriticisms?Amazon'sefforttolaunchanewkindofretailstorepredates(在……之前)theriseofDonaldTrump.“Fouryearsagoweaskedourselves:whatifwecouldcreateashoppingexperiencewithnolinesandnocheckout?Couldwepushtheboundariesofcomputervisionandmachinelearningtocreateastorewherecustomerscouldsimplytakewhattheywantandgo?”ThecompanysaysonaninformationalpageaboutAmazonGo.Fornow,Amazonisstartingslow.TheAmazonGoisonlyopentoAmazonemployeesinourBetaprogram,andisscheduledtoopentothepublicinearly2017.1、InAmazonGo,peoplecan________.A．buyproductsbypayingcashB．buycartswithoutscanningaQRcodeC．havenobothertocheckoutandqueueD．useanapptowaitinacheckoutline2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．Amazonhasdominatedthephysicalbookstores.B．Amazoncancontributetoreducingthecostofstaff.C．Amazonmanagestotaketheplaceofphysicalshopping.D．Amazoncanignoreeachcustomer'sadviceinallsituations.3、ThereasonwhyDonaldTrumprepeatedlycriticizedAmazonGoisthatAmazonGo________.A．wouldresultinapoliticalcrisisB．wouldthreatenthecareerofcashiersC．mayresultinahugeantitrustD．isNo.1jobkillerinthelistofcriticisms4、Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageis________.A．tointroducetheAmazonGostoreB．toexplainhowAmazonGoworksC．toarousepeople'sinterestinAmazonD．toindicateTrump'sattitudetoAmazon23．（8分）BeneaththewaterintheChina'sQiandaoLakeliesahiddentreasure.TheancientcityofShiCheng(alsoknownasLionCity),locatedintheprovinceofZhejiang,hasbeensubmergedunderwaterfor53years.ShiChengwasfoundedabout1,300yearsagoinavalleysurroundedbytheFiveLionMountains.WhentheChinesegovernmentdecidedtheyneededanewhydroelectricpowerstation(水力發(fā)電站)，adamandman-madelakewereconstructedandthecitywasleftatthebottomofthisnewbodyofwater.Now,itsitsatdepthsrangingfrom85feettoabout103feet.MuchliketheMachuPicchuruinsinPeru,thisunderwatercityremainedforgottenuntilsomerenewedinterestsleadtoitsrediscovery.QiuFeng,alocalofficialinchargeoftourismthoughtaboututilizingShiChengforentertainmentonthelakeandasadestinationfordivingclubs.OnSeptember18,2001,scubadiversmadetheirfirstattemptunderwater."Wewerelucky.Assoonaswedivedintothelake,wefoundtheoutsidewallofthetownandevenpickedupabrick,"QiutoldGuangzhouDailyinaninterview.Moreresearchwasconducted,anditwasdiscoveredthattheentiretownwasintact(t881),includingwoodenbeamsandstairs.Aftertheinitialfindings,internationalarchaeologistsandafilmcrewthenrecordedthepreservationofthelostruins.Lookingatsurfaceofthelake,dottedwithover1,000islands,you'dneverknowthatanentirecitywasbelow.It'sincredibletothinkthatafterallthistime,thestructurestillremainsintactandwecouldonedayvisitit.Untilthen,ShiChengwillcontinuetoremaininconspicuouslysubmerged1、WhywasShiChengcoveredbywateraccordingtothepassage?A．Becausethecityhasalonghistory.B．Becausethegovernmentcouldattractmoretouristsbydoingso.C．Becausethegovernmentneededtobuildapowerstationwhereitwas.D．Themountainssurroundingthecityledtotheconsequence.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"initial"meaninparagraph2?A．Original B．GreatC．Wonderful D．Amazing3、WhatisthemostunbelievablepartofShiChengaccordingtothepassage?A．IthassomethingtodowithMachuPicchuruinsinPeru.B．Noonewasinterestedinthelostcityforalongtime.C．Itsstructurekeepsperfectinthewaterforalongtime.D．Thereareover1,000islandsprotectingthelostcity.4、Whowillmostprobablycometovisitthelostcity?A．Someonewholikesswimming.B．Someonewholikesdiving.C．Someonewholikesclimbingmountains.D．Someonewholikestakingpictures.24．（8分）Anew“smartbin”couldmeantheendofenvironment-consciousfamiliesspendinghourssortingtins,cartons,bottles,andcardboardforrecycling.Theinvention,whichcanhelpsortrubbishintorecyclingcategorieswithoutneedingpeopletooperate.ItisbeingtrialedinPolandandissettogoonsaleinUKwithinafewyears.Thebin,designedbystart-upcompanyBin.E,recognizesdifferenttypeofwasteviaasystempositionedinsidethebinwhichusessensors,imagerecognitionandartificialintelligence.Oncewasteisplacedinside,thecameraandsensoridentifyitstypeandplaceitinoneofthesmallerbins.Thenitcompressesthewastesoitoccupieslessspace.ItisthoughtthatthebincouldbestockedbydepartmentstoressuchasJohnLewis,whichsaiditisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins.MattThomas,abuyeratJohnLewis,gaveusthereason,“We’verecentlyseenajumpinspecialistbinssales,witha25percentincreaseinthelastfewmonthsalone.Wehavenoticedourcustomersarebecomingmoreandmorefocusedonsustainability.Inresponsetothisdemand,wearereallyexcitedtointroduceasmartbinthisautumn/winterseason-designedtomakerecyclingmoreefficientandfunctionalfortheeverydayhome."Bin.E'sofficialreleaseonthemarketwilltakeplacein2018.However,atfirstonlyalargerversiondesignedforofficeswillbeavailable.Theofficebinwillsellat￡430whilecustomerswillneedtopaya￡107subscriptionfeeforanaccompanyingsmartphoneapp,whichhooksthemupwithcollectionservices.AspokesmanatBin.Esaidthathomeversionofthebinwillbecheaperandwillnotincludeamonthlypayment.Theyadded:“Aftertheofficeversion,weplantocreateanoutdoorversionandlaterthehomeversion.Wedecidedtogofortheoutdoorversionforpublicareasfirstbecauseitismoredifficulttoorganizeanefficientwastesegregatingsystemthaninourhomes.”1、Whatdoweknowaboutaboutanew“smartbin”fromthefirstparagraph?A．Itworksautomatically.B．Ithasbeenusedwidely.C．Itiseasytooperate.D．Itisveryexpensive.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thewaste.B．Thecamera.C．Thebin.D．Thesensor.3、WhyisJohnLewisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins?A．Tochangepeople’sbehaviour,B．Tosatisfyincreasingdemands.C．Topopularizenewtechnology.D．Tomakethemmorefamous.4、Wherewillthefirstversionofnew“smartbin”beusedaccordingtoBin.E’sofficial?A．Athome.B．Inthesupermarket.C．Intheopenair.D．Intheoffice.25．（10分）Howmanytimeshaveyoucomebackandfeltterriblytired,feelinglikeyourheadisgoingtoexplode?Soundsfamiliar,right?Well,thereareseveralwaystoreducethefrequencyofheadaches,andthoseare:eatingbalanceddietthroughtheday,makingsureyourbodyiswellhydrated(保持身體水分);gettingsomeexercisetoremovethenegativeenergy,likehelpingyourselfwithashortmassage(按摩）onyourhead.However,preparinganeasyrecipewillinstantlyputasmileonyourfaceafteryourworkday.Youwillneedthesesimpleingredients(配料)topreparethemagicaldrinkwhichwillstopyourheadache:Lemonjuice;2teaspoonsofsalt(preferablyhighqualitysalt);1cupofwater.Directions:Squeeze2lemons.Pourthelemonjuiceintoacupandadd2teaspoonsofsalt.Mixthetwoingredients.Addacupofwatertothecontent.Drinkthemixturequikly.Howwillthisdrinkworkandwhatarethebenefitsofitsingredients?Salt:Hereiswhatsaltdoesforyourbody:--regulatesyourbloodsugar.--balancesthesugarlevels;--benefitsnervecellsforcommunicationandinformationprocessing;—obtainsacidityfromyourbody’scells,especiallybraincells;—worksasastronganti-stresselementforthebody;—addsenergyinyourbody'scells.LemonJuice:Thisexcellentjuice,fullofvitaminCandanti-poisons,willreleaseallpoisonoussubstancesfromyourbodyandgiveyouasenseoflightness.Here’showthelemonwillhelpyoueaseyourheadacheandmaintainwell-beingtoyourwholebody:—balancesthepHlevelsinyourbody;—protectsyourimmunesystem;—nourishesyourbrainandnervecells;—reducesinflammation(炎癥)inyourwholebody(theheadacheisatypeofinflammation,sothelemonjuicefightsagainstit).Water：Waterisimportantforhydratingyourwholebody,includingyourhead.Manyofyourdailyheadachesmaybecausedbydehydratation(脫水)，sokeepinmindthatyoushoulddrinkplentyofwaterthroughouttheday.1、Howmanywaysarcmentionedinthetexttohelprelieveheadaches?A．Two. B．Three.C．Four. D．Five.2、Whatdolemonjuiceandsalthaveincommoninfightingagainstheadaches?A．Bothcanbenefitournervecellsalot.B．Bothcankeepoursugarlevelsbalanced.C．Bothhavenoeffectonourimmunesystem.D．BothbalancethepHlevelsinourbody.3、Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthetextis.A．toexplaintousdifferentreasonsforheadacheproblemsB．togivereadersadviceonhowtoavoidheadacheproblemsC．towarnreadersofthebadinfluenceofheadacheproblemsD．toofferananti-headacherecipeandthebenefitsofitsingredients第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Tim,myseven-year-oldson,islearningtoplaythedrums.Itisan1thathasalwayscaughthisattentipn2hehearsthemplayed.BeforeI3hisfirstlessons,drumswereallhewanted.Attheageof3he4hisminidrumsetduringashow.Usingthatsamedrumsetheperfectedthetimingandrhythmofapopularchurchsong5enoughforhismomtosingalongto.Mysonhadfoundhispassionatayoungageandhadanatural6tocatchonquickly.Wantingtoactquicklyto7histalent,Iimmediatelysignedhimupfordrumlessons.Nosoonerhadmyfirstpaymentclearedthanhispassion8.Hedidnotwanttotakeinstructions.Hewantedtoplaythedrums9,Tohimthedrumswereawayof10.Ianwantedto“playthebeatofhisowndrum.”Thechallengewasthatmusichasmorethanone11Rockdoesn’tsoundlikesmoothjazzandsmoothjazzdoesn’tsoundlike12Youcan’tplayevery13thatexiststothesamebeat.If14wereaseriesofsongs,themelodies15couldbecalmingandpeacefiil,orviolentandchaotic.Eacheventwefacehasits16ownsound,sowehavetolearn17toplaythetuneofthemoment.Youshouldunderstandthatevenwithallthenaturaltalentintheworldthereisalways18forimprovement.Youcan'tdoitallwithout19.Youwon’tknowhowtoplayeverybeatlifethrowsatyouwithoutpractice.Youcan’t20talentforever.1、A．a(chǎn)rrangement B．enjoyment C．instrument D．a(chǎn)dvertisement2、A．a(chǎn)nyway B．however C．whatever D．a(chǎn)nytime3、A．paidfor B．waitedon C．tookoff D．burstinto4、A．founded B．played C．lost D．learned5、A．similar B．horrible C．good D．strange6、A．taste B．talent C．tendency D．habit7、A．improve B．decrease C．discover D．a(chǎn)dmit8、A．rose B．strengthened C．progressed D．disappeared9、A．byhimself B．inhisway C．inperson D．withothers10、A．expression B．possession C．permission D．impression11、A．form B．sound C．beat D．a(chǎn)dvantage12、A．nature B．culture C．view D．folk13、A．poem B．song C．sport D．game14、A．luck B．life C．truth D．music15、A．a(chǎn)ttimes B．a(chǎn)susual C．ingeneral D．onaverage16、A．quite B．well C．fast D．very17、A．when B．where C．how D．why18、A．place B．spot C．scenery D．room19、A．instructions B．efforts C．contributions D．experiences20、A．figureout B．putoff C．relyon D．takein第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Weuseflowersasmessengers,tosaysomethingwemighthavetroublesaying1．(direct)ourselves.Overtimeflowershavecometosymbolizethemostpowerfulhuman2．(experience):beauty,love,hope,andrebirth.Sweetflowersalonecansaywhatonefearsexpressing.We’velistedsomeofthemostfamousflowers3．haveaspecialsignificance.InMaoZedong’spoemOdetoPlumBlossom（《詠梅》）,theplumblossomwasused4．(praise)greatsoldierswhosacrificed5．(they)livesforabetterlifeforChinesepeople.6．greatChinesepoetLiBaifromtheTangDynastyoncecomparedYangYuhuan’sbeautifulface7．bloomingpeonies（牡丹）.FloweringinMay,peonie’slargepetalsandstrongcolorsarelinkedtoprosperityand8．(rich)intraditionalChineseculture.Theorchid（蘭花）iswellknownforitsdelicatesmell.Beautifularticlesandpoems9．(call)“l(fā)anzhang”byChinesepeopleinancienttimes.Roses,ofcourse,havethemostcolorfulmeaningamongalltheflowers.Redroses,tothisday,mean“Iloveyou.”Aredrose,ratherthanyellowroses,actsasthetraditionalromanticgift10．(give)toyourloveonValentine’sDay.Sendingyellowrosescanberisky,astheyrepresenteitherfriendshiporenvy.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。DearJoy,Howareyoudoing?Hereisanexcitingnewsforyou、Therewillbeaninventioncompetitioninourschoolinthe20thofOctober、However,thereisaruletheparticipantsshallbeinagroup、ButI’dliketoinviteyoutobemypartners、Iknowthatyouhavebeenlongedtodesignatinycoolerthatpeoplecanweararoundthewrist、Ithinkitwillbeawonderfullyideaforthecompetition、Wecanmakeasmallairconditionertocontrollingthetemperatureofthewearer、Howdoyouthinkofmysuggestion?Lookingforwardtoyoureply、Yours,ZhangXi42第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你書法班的英國同學(xué)David因?yàn)樵跐h語書法大賽中表現(xiàn)欠佳而心情沮喪。請你給他寫封信表示安慰。要點(diǎn)如下：1、表示理解；2、幫他分析原因及提出改進(jìn)的建議。注意：1、詞數(shù)100左右；2、可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫.參考詞匯：漢語書法ChinesecalligraphyDearDavid________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、D4、A5、D6、A7、D8、C9、D10、D11、A12、D13、B14、C15、D16、D17、C18、B19、D20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、C3、A22、FidelCastrowasbornathisfather’sfarmonAugust13,1926.Hisfather,AngelCastro,wasamigranttoCubafromGalicia,NorthwestSpain.HehadbecomefinanciallysuccessfulbygrowingsugarcaneatLasManacasfarminBirán,OrienteProvince.Agedsix,CastrowassenttolivewithhisteacherinSantiagodeCuba,beforebeingbaptized(洗禮)intotheRomanCatholicChurchattheageofeight.BeingbaptizedenabledCastrotoattendtheLaSalleboardingschoolinSantiago,whereheregularlymisbehaved,sohewassenttotheprivatelyfundedDoloresSchoolinSantiago.In1945hetransferredtoamorefamousschool,DeBeléninHavana.AlthoughCastrotookaninterestinhistory,geographyanddebatingatBelén,hedidnotexcelacademically,insteaddevotingmuchofhistimetoplayingsport.In1945,CastrobeganstudyinglawattheUniversityofHavana,wherehebecameinvolvedinstudentactivism,andtheviolentgangsterismculturewithintheuniversity.Passionateaboutanti-imperialismandopposingU.S.interferenceintheCaribbean,heunsuccessfullycampaignedforthepresidencyoftheFederationofUniversityStudentsonaplatformof“honesty,decencyandjustice”.CastrobecamecriticalofthecorruptionandviolenceofPresidentRamonGrau’sgovernment,deliveringapublicspeechonthesubjectinNovember1946thatreceivedcoverageonthefrontpageofseveralnewspapers.In1947,CastrojoinedthePartyoftheCubanPeople,foundedbyEduardoChibás.Chibásadvocatedsoci